You Fool, You Have to Wait for Me!

Heng Hong's voice sounded behind Su Yang. After several dozen minutes spent calming down, Heng Hong had returned to the way he had been when Su Yang first met him.

Even the tone of his voice was composed again, though when Su Yang turned to look at him, he no longer saw the peaceful smile that had graced his face before.

"The God War is over. Those insects that usually hide underground, too afraid to show themselves, have all poked their heads out now."

"They're scrambling to suck up fragments of the God of Fate and Reason's authority... How laughable!"

A trace of scorn appeared on Heng Hong's face. He seemed to hold the act of "plundering authority" in utter disdain.

The God War was over? What did that mean?

And what was this about dividing up the God of Fate and Reason's authority?

Before Su Yang could ask, Heng Hong, a demigod of the sixth sequence of the Omniscience Domain, sensed the confusion in his heart.

"A God War is a war between Deities. Because of their immense destructive power, wars between Deities have always been fought on another plane."

"A God War might take place in a God's Divine Kingdom, or in a Forbidden Land."

"The God of Fate and Reason is now weakened after destroying Their own Divine Kingdom. That is certain to draw countless Ancient Gods to fight over Their authority."

"And quite a few fragments of authority were left behind in Their Divine Kingdom. Take the people They copied, for example. Even their mortal bodies contain countless fragments of authority!"

Su Yang understood what Heng Hong meant. In other words, countless Sequence Ability users were now burning, killing, looting, and brutalizing people in the city.

And other Ancient Gods were involved too!

Wouldn't that put Ren Yexue and Grandma in terrible danger?!

At that thought, Su Yang forced his weakened body upright and started to run toward the city.

But a pair of slender hands caught hold of him, and their immense strength kept him from taking a single step.

"Don't worry. I know what you're thinking. When I arrived at your home, I moved your grandmother somewhere safe."

"Once the God of Fate and Reason's Divine Kingdom has completely shattered and this upheaval has died down, I'll bring your grandmother safely back."

"Besides, your current body was painstakingly created by the God of Fate and Reason. Even the blood flowing through your veins is divine blood, and you share the very same authority as the God of Fate and Reason!"

"If you entered that city now, you'd be a sheep walking into a tiger's jaws!"

Heng Hong's words made Su Yang breathe a little easier.

But they still did not dispel his desire to go into the city.

Grandma was safe, but what about Ren Yexue?

Her Divine Kingdom had destroyed itself to merge with reality, leaving her in a state of endless weakness.

And she had just fought a God War with other Ancient Gods. She had to be weakened to the utmost now!

The more Su Yang thought about Ren Yexue's current predicament, the more anxious he became.

He struggled desperately to break free of Heng Hong's arm, wanting to run into the city where explosions and flames raged without end.

Heng Hong sensed Su Yang's anxiety and spoke in bewilderment.

"Your grandmother is already safe, and you still want to go there?!"

"Why?"

Su Yang turned and gave Heng Hong an exceptionally resolute look.

"There's someone else in the city, someone very, very important to me!"

"Even if there's nothing I can do to help her, I have to go! I have to!!"

"Heng Hong, let me go!"

Heng Hong fell silent.

The black ribbon over his face fluttered in the night breeze, setting off the remarkably grave expression on his thin face.

"Who could be more important than your life?"

"The God of Fate and Reason gave you your life. They did everything in Their power to bring you back so that you could deal with the Deity corrupted in the Soul-Reaping Bureau!"

"Aren't you afraid They'll hold you responsible?"

Deal with that Deity?

You don't understand anything!

Heng Hong's words almost made Su Yang laugh.

If Ren Yexue had only wanted to know what had happened to him in the Divine Gift, why would she have gone to such lengths as to destroy her own Divine Kingdom?

He was a mere first-tier Sword-Bearer who couldn't even hurt a demigod of the Omniscience Sequence. How could he possibly deal with a Deity?

Ren Yexue had brought him back because of what was between them...

Su Yang didn't know why a Deity would develop feelings for a weak mortal like him.

But no matter what, he had to go!

Even if it meant throwing away this life he had regained with such difficulty, he had to go!

Seeing that Heng Hong refused to let him go no matter what, Su Yang steeled his heart, lowered his head, and bit hard into the hand holding him.

Yet Heng Hong did not resist, letting Su Yang tear at his hand with his teeth.

Thin trickles of blood flowed from Su Yang's mouth as Heng Hong quietly watched him bite and tear at his hand.

With flesh and blood in his mouth, Su Yang mumbled a sentence.

"If I lose her, I'd rather have died in that graveyard!"

Perhaps Su Yang's stubborn and childish words stirred a trace of doubt in the young demigod.

Or perhaps the demigod of the Omniscience Sequence sensed the intense surge of emotion in Su Yang's heart.

After a moment of silence, Heng Hong finally released his grip on Su Yang's arm.

He smiled gently at Su Yang.

"Kill me? I'm already thirty. I might not live long enough to see you grow strong..."

"So be it. You told me what you saw in the Divine Gift, so I owe you a favor."

"Since you insist on going to that city, so full of war and danger, I'll lend you my authority for half an hour."

Heng Hong extended his right index finger and touched it lightly to Su Yang's forehead.

"That body of yours, shaped by a Deity, should be able to withstand my authority."

The instant his finger touched Su Yang's forehead, Su Yang felt his mind clear. The chaotic fragments of memory from before were all put neatly in order by a powerful force.

It was a clarity he had never known!

In that instant, Su Yang felt as though he had grasped the mysteries of the universe and learned the laws governing the movements of celestial bodies and all things.

Even more wondrously, faint whispers sounded in Su Yang's ears from time to time.

The whispers kept telling Su Yang mysterious pieces of knowledge.

Things like "Countless riches lie within a certain trench in the Pacific Ocean," and "A terrifying being is hidden in a certain silent place."

The sudden whispers left Su Yang somewhat unaccustomed. He shook his head and gave Heng Hong a grateful look.

"Thank you!"

After walking over to gravestone number 23 and picking up the Two-Branch Blue Enchantress, Su Yang suddenly raced toward the distant city.

"Ren Yexue, you fool, you have to wait for me!"